Samantha Hunter

An introduction to friction, with key vocabulary and a story. Includes notes for parents and teachers. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Only a very wicked woman would stop for a hitchhiking cowboy. But Lauren Baker is no good girl--not anymore. Playing it safe never got her anywhere, except alone and broke. So when sexy Brett Wallace asks for a ride to a nearby hotel, she knows it's time to get naughty. Betrayed by both his bride and best man, Brett's bad day turns much better when a gorgeous stranger offers to warm his bed for the night. The mind-blowing sex makes The morning after, instead of a "thank-you, ma'am" from Brett, Lauren gets an invitation to his ranch...for as long as it's mutually satisfying. And that's a proposition no self- respecting bad girl could refuse....

When twelve-year-old Yip uses his father's new software to make a computer simulation of a boy his age, the creation breaks out of cyberspace into the real world and begins to complicate Yip's life.

THE RIGHT ROOM... Bride-to-be Janine Murphy is experiencing more than a few jitters when she thinks about her upcoming nuptials. After all, she and her fiance haven't even, well...you know. So, dressed for success, she lets herself into her fiance's hotel room for a wedding night preview. Only, the irresistibly sexy man she ends up in bed with isn't her fiance! THE WRONG GROOM! Best man Derek Stillman might be exhausted, but he's not complaining. The sultry siren who'd slipped under the sheets with him is definitely someone he'd like to know a lot better...until he discovers she's the bride! But when an unexpected quarantine closes the hotel - and confines them to the same room - Derek can't help showing Janine that he's the better man...

Jodie Patterson's posh bakery is all about satisfying cravings. Her signature aphrodisiac cookies have been flying off the shelves...and giving Jodie some delicious ideas of her own.Behind his owlish glasses, Jodie's business partner, Dr. Dan Ellison, is the male equivalent of the Naughty Professor. Jodie is more than ready to indulge her fantasies with this wolf-in-geek's-clothing as long as they set some ground rules: sex is sex, business is business and nothing will change. Yeah, right! After that first addictive kiss, it's time to see if they can really satisfy each other's appetites....

The best place to spend a cold Christmas night is in his bed! Talking in Your Sleep… - Samantha Hunter When Rafe discovers he’s the star of neighbour Joy’s X-rated sleep talk he’s determined to give her the ultimate sensual Christmas gift! Unwrapped – Carrie Alexander Karina is famous for her decadent aphrodisiac choclate. And once it works its magic on molten-hot man Alex, he’ll be just the Christmas treat she needs. Kiss & Tell – Alison Kent Hot-shot journalist Caleb intends to seduce sultry singer Candy Cane. But can Candy’s alter ego, shy Miranda, reveal her true identity in time for Christmas?

A steamy, heart-stopping thrill ride through the jungle as a woman living a lie is forced to trust the one man who can expose her secrets. . . .Posing as the spoiled girlfriend of an international crimelord, Delanie Eastman braves a remote mountain in South America to find her missing sister. The last person she expects to see is Kyle Wright, the man she had a torrid affair with four years ago. What is he doing so far from home? Though frightened and suspicious of this man who is not what he seems, Delanie cannot resist the dangerous attraction that draws her ever closer to him like a moth to flame.Kyle is in the middle of his own secret mission and he's not about to let the gorgeous, unpredictable Delanie ruin his carefully laid plans. He will guide Delanie out of the jungle by any means necessary--including seduction. But just one touch is all it takes to rekindle the intoxicating flame that still burns between them, igniting an arsenal of desire that could cost them their lives. For soon both are on the run, playing a lethal game of . . .HIDE AND SEEKFrom the Paperback edition.

Fan favorites Tori Carrington and Tawny Weber invite you to indulge in two tales of love, adventure...and really hot sex! The Body That Launched a Thousand Ships by Tori Carrington Elena Anastasios is finally going to get her fairy-tale wedding. Little does she know that ultra-hot Ari Metaxas is about to steal her away from her groom-to-be. Or that he intends to give her multiple mind-blowing reasons to believe that he's the better man! You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs... by Tawny Weber Reporter Sebastian Lane knows he's tangled with the wrong woman when she puts a curse on him to lose his sexual mojo! It's going to take a real woman to save him. Luckily, Jordan Olliver has a weakness for Sebastian, warts and all....

Get out of my dreams, get into my bed! "Oh, that's so good...touch me right there..." The X-rated monologues coming from next door are keeping Rafe Moore up at night--all he really wants is some sleep. How's he supposed to decompress from his EMT job when his sultry neighbor and her explicit fantasies have his blood pressure spiking?Tightly wound Joy Clarke can't explain what's brought on these sizzling "somniloquies"--about a complete stranger, no less. She's already stressed, and there is no rest from her wicked, wicked thoughts. But when Rafe discovers that the object of all that steamy sleep-talk is him, he's set to make her dreams come true.Problem is, in the light of day Joy doesn't recall a thing!

Luke Easton wants to be left alone to nurse his broken heart, raise his daughter in peace, and complete the renovation for the Chalmers Mansion. Jo Callaway prizes her privacy too. She doesn't want her new friends to ask too many questions about her mysterious past. But fighting for common goals begins to forge a bond between Luke and Jo that neither expected--or welcomes.

EJ Beaumont is one big flirt. Not exactly the best trait for a cop, but it's an asset on his current undercover investigation for the HotWires team. He's flirting big-time with sexy online psychic Charlotte Gerard, who's reportedly running a lonely hearts scam. He is going to nail her cute butt but good!Charlotte can sense there's something special about her newest client, Ethan Jared. All the cards point to the fact they will be passionate lovers—soon. But it's the hints of danger troubling her most. And when she's forced to run to him for protection, can she really trust him with her heart and her life?

"Tessa Rose is intoxicating to bodyguard Jonas Berringer. But not simply because she has an intimate knowledge of aphrodisiac scents. Nor is it because she's forbidden fruit: a client, the boss's daughter. Though both things help ... . But Jonas thinks he has nothing to offer Tessa, not after a moment of lost focus costs Jonas his sight. But when Tessa and Jonas find themselves alone during a blackout, they discover endless temptations in the dark. Until morning, they'll just have to trust their other, heightened senses to see them through"--Publisher.

The outfit was ridiculously revealing. Still, food writer Gina Thomas needed a disguise for the costume party…just so she could sneak into divorce lawyer Mason Scott's office and steal a few photos to save her sister—the trouble magnet. However, the costume seems to bring out the naughtier side of Gina. And Mason can't keep his gorgeous eyes—or his hands—off her! But even as the New-And-Way-Sexier Gina submits to Mason's exquisitely carnal attentions, Practical Gina wonders how long before she's caught red-handed….

Hard to Resist is a collection of three romance novels that are just that, hard to resist... TEMPTED I lived my life with no regrets. Until she showed up. It started with her old man. That stubborn bastard set me up. He knew what he was doing, and I fell for his daughter before I even heard her voice. What was he thinking, trying to set her up with a prick like me? INKED Little Miss Goody-Two-Shoes just moved in next door. She’s a good girl, the kind I want to ruin. It’s only a matter of time before I'll have her in my arms and clinging to me the way I need her to. The problem is, she knows I’m bad news. I’ve always been trouble. MR. CEO I’m used to dominating the boardroom and getting what I want. But I’ve never wanted anyone like her. Even though I have the world at my beck and call, it no longer excites me. Nothing does. Until she comes along.